3-6--Community education: Education: A Community Affair,
sponsored by the National Community Education Association, for
community school/education directors, school administrators, school
board and advisory council members, higher education personnel, state
education officials, school volunteers, parents, and business partners,
at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Phoenix. Contact: Ursula Ellis, Diane
Kurtz, or Starla Jewell-Kelly, NCEA, 3929 Old Lee Highway, Suite 91-A,
Fairfax, VA 22030-2401; (703) 359-8973; fax: (703) 359-0972; e-mail:
[email protected].

3-6--Multicultural education: People of Color
conference--Journey to Spirit: Solidarity and Voice Through Dialogue,
sponsored by the National Association of Independent Schools, for
school heads, administrators, diversity coordinators, teachers, and
students of color, at the Hyatt Hotel at Union Station in St. Louis.
Contact: Betty-Ann Workman, NAIS, 1620 L St. N.W., Washington, DC
20036;(202) 973-9700; fax: (202) 973-9790.

4-6--Dropout prevention: Alternative and Charter School
conference, sponsored by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
and the State University of West Georgia, for teachers, administrators,
counselors, district staff, education policymakers, researchers, and
business leaders concerned about at-risk youths, at the Marriott
Airport Hotel in Atlanta. Contact: John Peters, NDPC, 205 Martin St.,
Clemson, SC 29634; (864) 656-2599; fax: (864) 656-0136; e-mail:
[email protected].

4-6--Teachers: Teachers Voices: Reflecting, Writing, and
Sharing, sponsored by the University of Massachusetts, Graduate College
of Education, for educators, at the Chatham Bars Inn in Chatham, Mass.
Contact: Massachusetts Field Center for Teaching and Learning, Graduate
College of Education, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey
Blvd., Boston, MA 02125-3393; (617) 287-7660.

10-12--Title I: East Tennessee Title I conference, sponsored
by the Cocke County (Tenn.) Board of Education, for Title I
coordinators, at the Convention Center in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Registration deadline: Nov. 1. Contact: Title I Conference, 305 Hedrick
Drive, Newport, TN 37821; (423) 623-2936.

11-13--Teacher education: Consideration of the Commission
Report national meeting, sponsored by the National Association of State
Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, for educators and
teacher-educators, policymakers, and state departments of education, at
the Inter-Continetal Hotel in New Orleans. Contact: NASDTEC, 3600
Whitman Ave. N., #105, Seattle, WA 98103; (206) 547-3151; fax: (206)
548-0116.

9-11--Student advisers: Activity Adviser workshop, sponsored
by the National Association of Student Activity Advisers and the
National Association of Secondary School Principals, for
administrators, advisers, and teachers, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in
New Orleans. Contact: Wanda Carroll; (703) 860-7252; fax: (703)
476-5432; e-mail: [email protected].

15-17--Technology: Technology: The Gateway to Independence,
for special education teachers and administrators, related service
providers, and parents, in Atlanta. Contact: John Langone, 573 Aderhold
Hall, Department of Special Education, University of Georgia, Athens,
GA 30602-7153.

15-17--English: Inside Portfolios: Interpreting the Cultural
Artifacts of Literacy, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of
English, for English teachers, in San Jose, Calif. Contact:
Professional Development Services, NCTE, 1111 West Kenyon Road, Urbana,
IL 61801-1096; (217) 328-3870 ext. 203.

15-17--Conflict resolution: Building Quality Conflict
Resolution Education Programs, sponsored by the Illinois Institute for
Dispute Resolution and Educators for Social Responsibility, for K-12
educators, coordinators of safe and drug-free school programs,
administrators, school improvement teams, and social workers, in San
Diego. Contact: Donna Crawford, IIDR, 110 West Main St., Urbana, IL
61801; (217) 384-4118; fax: (217) 384-8280; e-mail: [email protected].

22--Professional development: Advisory Programs That Work;
How to Teach in a Heterogeneous Math Classroom; Reading at the Middle
Level; and Working With Difficult Students, seminars sponsored by the
New England League of Middle Schools, for middle school teachers and
administrators, in Providence, R.I. Contact: Jean Blanchard, NELMS, 460
Boston St., Topsfield, MA 01983-1223; (508) 887-6263; fax: (508)
887-6504.